Louis Theroux Live On Stage is a behind the scenes look at Theroux's documentaries, which investigate the eccentric and the unheralded in a manner similar to podcasts such as This American Life - only filmed. The Australian performances will be MC'd by Ju
Butler and Wayne Hope, who made the feature Now Add Honey last year, will team with American writer Dan O'Shannon (Cheers, Frasier, Modern Family) on the pilot script.
Documentaries investigating Australia’s war in Afghanistan, the fight against the country’s ice epidemic and the state of the heath and school systems will screen on the ABC next year.
The Australian Writers’ Guild has raised concerns over ABC writers’ contracts which seek to assign, to the ABC, streaming and online download rights.
The ABC Arts channel has launched on iview, featuring original, hand-picked, high quality arts content.
Monday night’s leadership spill saw the ABC pull together resources across TV, radio, digital and international divisions to provide audiences with the most comprehensive coverage of events as they unfolded.
The independent review of the controversial Q&A program broadcast on June 22 commissioned by the ABC will be undertaken by Ray Martin and former SBS MD Shaun Brown.